Dunlap vs Elmwood

A side-by-side comparison of Dunlap and Elmwood: population, income, housing, and more.

Dunlap and Elmwood are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Elmwood has the higher population (2,254 vs 1,448 in Dunlap). Dunlap has the higher median household income ($137,240 vs $87,644 in Elmwood). Dunlap has the higher median home value ($283,800 vs $144,600 in Elmwood).

Population, income & housing

	Dunlap	Elmwood
Population	1,448	2,254
Median age	44.4 yrs	36.8 yrs
Median household income	$137,240	$87,644
Median home value	$283,800	$144,600
Median gross rent	$964	$761
Housing units	572	952
Homeownership rate	85.3%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.3%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunlap	Elmwood
Population	1,140 → 1,448 (+27.0%)	2,367 → 2,254 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$89,808 → $137,240 (+52.8%)	$68,194 → $87,644 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$241,700 → $283,800 (+17.4%)	$138,100 → $144,600 (+4.7%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $964 (+21.0%)	$639 → $761 (+19.1%)

Dunlap

Population

1,1401,448

Median household income

$89,808$137,240

Median home value

$241,700$283,800

Median gross rent

$797$964

Elmwood

Population

2,3672,254

Median household income

$68,194$87,644

Median home value

$138,100$144,600

Median gross rent

$639$761

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunlap	Elmwood
Under 5	4.1%	9.3%
5 to 17	22.0%	22.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	5.9%	6.7%
35 to 44	11.3%	18.9%
45 to 54	21.5%	11.8%
55 to 64	10.7%	8.5%
65 to 74	10.1%	8.0%
75 and over	6.5%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunlap	Elmwood
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.7%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunlap	Elmwood
No high school diploma	5.8%	4.1%
High school graduate	13.9%	25.8%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	34.6%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunlap	Elmwood
Drove alone	77.7%	70.6%
Carpooled	4.2%	10.3%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunlap	Elmwood
1-unit, detached	91.8%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dunlap	Elmwood
Poverty rate	3.7%	11.5%
Average household size	2.73	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1993	1940